A shrill scream comes out of my mouth

“No! No, no, no. This can’t be happening, not today, fuck!”

I close my eyes as I shake my head. Hoping that maybe when I open my eyes it will be gone, I squeeze my eyes until they wrinkle, I squint open my left eye and look in the mirror. It’s still there, my shoulders slump.

Staring back at me is a giant pimple on my forehead - I push my hair in front of i...

“The towels are still in the bathroom, the towels are still in the fucking bathroom” she screamed inside her head as she asked her husband how his day was.

“So busy” he said, “how was yours?”

She wanted to throw the wine glass he’d poured her into the wall, “how many fuckong times do I have to say, put the towels in the goddam laundry” she thought, as she swirled the wine around the glass befor...

Before she could even start the car she had to find the perfect playlist, and the perfect playlist was entirely dependent on what mode she was in that day. On happy days it was something poppy, sing-a-long or a classic like Bette Davis Eyes… on a moody day it was country or slow soul, no matter the feeling it was always something she could sing to… what was the point of getting in the car of it wa...

I sit on the beach looking out into the gentle ocean. The glow of the day slowly fades and a softness covers everything I can see, marshmallow clouds float through the sky. My toes sink into the cool sand and a gentle breeze flows through my hair. My eyes close and I breathe in the warm sea air, the waves gently lap and the sun sets on another day.

I wrap myself up in my sweater and smile, good...

She woke up tired, bleary eyed and foggy. She lay in stillness while memories of the night before crept back into her mind, she felt her stomach drop and her jaw clench, she turned over and looked at the clock, 5:00am. He was still asleep drifting in and out of dreams, she assumed that had nothing to do with the night before. He looked peaceful, the gentle rise and fall of each sleeping breath mad...